August 2018 Auction

Auction Details

Day 1 Friday (Lots 1000-1740)
Gaming (1000-1014)
Saloon (1015-1028)
Bottles (1029-1150)
Numismatics (1151-1538)
Bank Bags (1151-1162)
Books (1163-1169)
Checks (1171-1202)
Coins (1203-1386)
Commemorative (1387-1422)
Ephemera (1423-1442)
Ingot (1443-1456)
Medals (1457-1482)
Mint/Proof Sets (1483-1492)
So-Called Dollars (1493-1494)
Scales (1495-1497)
Currency (1498-1532)
Scrip (1533-1538)
Tokens (1539-1740)

Day 2 Saturday (Lots 2000-2714)
Cowboy (2000-2112)
Firearms & Weaponry (2113-2177)
Military (2178-2241)
General Americana (2242-2694)
Advertising (2242-2254)
Bonds (2255-2261)
Books (2262-2300)
Entertainment Industry (2301-2318)
Glassware/Flatware Etc. (2319-2332)
Gold Rush (2333-2343)
Jewelry & Watches (2344-2347)
Lamp (2348-2352)
Sheet Music (2354-2356)
Tools (2357-2360)
Vintage Apparel (2361-2368)
Geographic Sorted (2369-2694)
General Foreign (2695-2714)


Day 3 Sunday (Lots 3000-3667)
Mining (3000-3260)
Minerals (3261-3280)
Railroadiana (3281-3327)
Wells Fargo & Express (3328-3343)
Postal History (3344-3355)
Political (3356-3371)
World’s Fair /Expositions (3372-3382)
Art (3383-3471)
Native Americana (3472-3539)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (3540-3667)
SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
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Staged Photograph of Men Holding Native American at Gunpoint3538Staged Photograph of Men Holding Native American at Gunpoint
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Small cabinet card (3.25 x 4.25") showing three armed men pointing their guns at a Native American. Definitely a staged photo. Has "Sas &a...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Tamahawk-Peace-pipe3539Tamahawk-Peace-pipe
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This tomahawk- peace-pipe is a recreation of the frontier pipe of Colonial America, Carlos Gove design (1819-1870). It is 24 in.long with a brass head
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad (Western Division) Bonds (10)3540Atlantic & Pacific Railroad (Western Division) Bonds (10)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten bonds, three different denominations. Includes: two $100, two $500, and six $1,000. Issued in 1880, signed by the president (H.C. Nutt) and
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to j******d for (125.00 + 31.25BP) = 156.25
Confederate States of America Bond, State of Alabama3541Confederate States of America Bond, State of Alabama
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 1 Bond, No. 137 for $5000. Criswell, 61G-1, R-11. Beautiful condition, 9 coupons attached. Blue, with border. 11" x 13". Date: 186...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
Confederate States of America Bond3542Confederate States of America Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 Confederate Bonds: 1) No. 3872 with 11 coupons attached, for $500. Beautiful vignette of steam boat & train with writing below it reads...
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
Confederate States of America Bonds (4)3543Confederate States of America Bonds (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 Bonds, 130 A: 1) No. 7680 for $1000. 7 coupons attached. 2) No 8112, for $1000. 7 coupons attached; 3)No. 7676 for $1000. 7 coupons attached;
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
Rules of Practice of the United States Circuit Court3544Rules of Practice of the United States Circuit Court
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1888 Booklet for the Ninth circuit, District of Nevada with the name S. B. or P. B. Ellis (Lawyer, 1907) on the cover. Front cover detached Date: 188
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 63.00
Nevil Shute Volumes (10)3545Nevil Shute Volumes (10)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Shute was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia. Twenty-four of his novels and novellas have been publi
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to s********x for (35.00 + 7.70BP) = 42.70
Letter3546Letter
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter to the B.N.A. Bank manager, Dawson, YT (Yukon Territory) from the Dominion Post Office. The gist of this hand-written letter indicates the ...
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to j****K for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Bank Note3547Bank Note
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bodi Bank check, signed by M. E. Pope, in the amount of $400 dollars. Check number is 2794, and has a wonderful vignette on the left side. Excellent c
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9*****H for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
Wells Fargo Bank Note3548Wells Fargo Bank Note
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of (2). Wells-Fargo & Co. notes, from both W-F Bank and W-F Express & Exchange companies. Both originated in the gold town of Columbia....
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to l*******r for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
The Union, Gala Centennial Celebration Issue3549The Union, Gala Centennial Celebration Issue
Holabird Western Americana Collections
January 9, 1965 newspaper, special issue for the 1864-1964 centennial. Date: 1965 City: Grass Valley State: California HWAC# 25257
Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
Invoice for Sales3550Invoice for Sales
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of (3) items. First, and invoice & cover from M. Fry & Co. Fruit Vendors of Chicago, selling to D. Hewes of Los Angeles California. The ...
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d******0 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
Brewery Photos & Letters3551Brewery Photos & Letters
Holabird Western Americana Collections
(11) Photos and (3) letters from various California Brewieries and Saloons. (2) of the letters are from the El Dorado Brewing Co. from 1908 and 1915.
Estimate : 110.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
Capitol City Fold-out Feature Book3552Capitol City Fold-out Feature Book
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Miniature Folio with multiple folding illustrations, each with an explanation on the reverse of the various landmarks and historic features of the Ca
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d******0 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
Photographs3553Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of (6) vintage B&W photos of the famous Buffalo Brewing Co. main Sacramento Brewery (2 identical), along with various other period photos, ...
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to b*****o for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Adams & Co. Unissued Bank Notes3554Adams & Co. Unissued Bank Notes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of (3). Excellent, unissued Adams & Co. Express and Banking Office notes. All are virtually identical, with matching Mining vignettes, the n...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i********e.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Adams Express Co. Notes3555Adams Express Co. Notes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of (2). Pristine Adams Express Company notes, both from 1852. Both notes feature a mining vignette along with other vignettes on the left of each
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j******n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
Adams Express Co. Notes3556Adams Express Co. Notes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of (2). Pristine Adams Express Company notes, from 1853 and 1855. The 1853 note features a mining vignette along with other vignettes on the left
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******r for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Real Photo Postcards3557Real Photo Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Period photo-image of vintage Railroad Locomotive, steam-powered, likely a Baldwin or Norris. Triple drivers, #44 on the smokestack, "San Franc...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00